A new approach to drug design can deliver medicine directly to the gut in mice at significantly lower doses than current inflammatory bowel disease treatments. The proof-of-concept study introduced a ...

Tuck et al. discuss the unethical lack of access to diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis and consequential avoidable liver cancer cases. Existing evidence and current research in Ghana identifies ...

Ariens Kappers' “Comparative Anatomy of the Nervous System”, of now more than fifteen years back. The present is a new treatise, retaining however the orientation which Prof. Kappers' earlier ...

The human digestive system refers to the organs that take in food and break them down. Digestion describes the complex process that enables the nutrients in food to enter the body and its cells.

A healthy person can have some minor variations in the diaphragm's anatomy. For example ... in other body processes like urination and bowel movements and the lymphatic system. Diaphramic functioning ...

Conjoined twins occur when identical twins have fused bodies before they are born. This condition has also been known as "Siamese twins," now considered an inappropriate, outdated term. The exact ...

Researchers formally describe Helmetia expansa, offering new insights into its anatomy, behavior and evolutionary ... medial eyes, digestive systems and limbs. Early arthropods had limbs with ...

The Research Topic Editors thank all authors for their excellent contributions, the reviewers for expert evaluation of the manuscripts, and the Frontiers in Physiology team for their continuous ...

Smoking can harm your digestive system in a number of ways. Smokers tend to get heartburn and peptic ulcers more often than nonsmokers. Smoking makes those conditions harder to treat. Smoking ...

Indicative content may include the anatomical and physiological functions of the following systems: Cellular; Nervous system; Musculoskeletal system ... will be assessed online and will measure ...

The liver is located in the upper right-hand portion of the abdominal cavity, beneath the diaphragm, and on top of the stomach, right kidney, and intestines. Shaped like a cone, the liver is a dark ...

Integrating nutrition and digestive physiology is crucial for animal health and reproductive performance. The gastrointestinal (G.I.) tract plays a pivotal role in animal health in mammalian species.